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Outdoor Gear Hand Knits
Many Swedes enjoy outdoor pursuits such as Caps and gloves with
fishing, hunting, sailing, golf, camping and all attractive designs, known
types of winter sports, so there are plenty of as lovikka, are made from
a special wool which
well-equipped sports shops around. Unique gives good protection in
items include Sami handicrafts beautifully cold or wet conditions.
made from reindeer horn or skin.

Reindeer Skin Rucksack
Rucksacks have always been
popular in Sweden. This
exclusive leather model is
Drinking vessel in made in Lapland.
carved wood

Spinning Reel and Lures
Sami Handicrafts ABU-Garcia makes top-quality
A hunting knife with a sheath of reindeer fishing tackle, perfect for
horn, or a kåsa, a drinking vessel carved in Sweden’s long coastline,
birch, are not only attractive, but useful when countless lakes and rivers with
out walking in the wild. their rich and varied fishing.

Swedish Delicacies
Among the many Swedish goodies are preserves
made from wild berries, such as lingonberries
(served with meatballs or pancakes) and
cloudberries (delicious with whipped cream).
Ginger biscuits are for Christmas while crispbread
is great year-round, especially with herring.

Lingonberry preserve Cloudberry jam

Pickled Herring
Pickled herring should be enjoyed with new
potatoes cooked with dill, chopped chives and sour
cream. Versions flavoured with mustard, dill or other
herbs or spices are also available.
Swedish snaps gift-pack miniatures

“Raspberry boat” candy Salt liquorice Crispbread Ginger biscuits

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